Suggesting solutions to insecurity in Nigeria, Royal fathers and religious leaders have expressed the view that all stakeholders in the Nigerian project need to shun the blame game and rise together to prevent a total descent into anarchy. At the valedictory/welcome dinner for the new/old presidents of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in […]
The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Saturday, lambasted a Coalition of Northern Groups for saying its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, should not be released. This was as the IPOB stressed that United Nations’ order to the Federal Government that Kanu should be released unconditionally superseded an order of a court in the country. The CNGs […]
Labor party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Friday night, prayed for Nigeria on his visit to Dunamis International Gospel Centre in Abuja. Holding a Nigerian flag, while on his knees, he prayed for Nigeria saying, “God we have no other country except this one, God deliver us, God heal us, God librate us, we […]
Security expert and lawyer, Bulama Bukarti, on Friday said terrorist group Boko Haram has established a presence close to Abuja, the nation’s capital. He made the comment while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today. Mr Bukarti said this was the first time the terrorist group was establishing a presence in the nation’s North-Central region. […]
A driver identified as Atazamu Azaki and his conductor, Ayuba John, have been abducted by kidnappers from a farm in Chida community, Kwali Area Council of Abuja. A resident of Chida community, Dangana Musa, said the incident happened at about 6pm on Thursday when the driver alongside his conductor went to load charcoal at […]
Twenty-eight persons have been killed in Duma village, Tureta LGA, Sokoto state, following an attack by gunmen on the community. The Sokoto state government confirmed the number of casualties on Friday. The attack was said to have occurred on Wednesday night, when bandits invaded the community and rustled livestock. Some residents were also reportedly […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has advised security agencies against acts that could be interpreted as harassment of its officials ahead of next year’s general election. INEC was reacting to the reported invitation of its Resident Electoral Commissioner REC in Edo State, Dr Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem by the State Police Command over a […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Defence, on Friday, held an emergency meeting with the military high command over threats by terrorists to attack the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the committee’s meeting with military top brass on Friday took place about 24 hours after the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari […]
A former aviation minister, Osita Chidoka, has said terrorists in Nigeria are aware that the country is broke, saying that is why they are intensifying attacks on the government. Chidoka disclosed this while discussing the security situation in Nigeria on Channels Television on Friday. “The fact is Nigeria is in a complex and complicated […]
Human Right Liberty Access and Peace Defenders’Foundation HURIDE/ Campaign for Democracy have handed over the sum of one hundred and twenty five thousand naira (N125,000), to the husband of the woman who was killed by the son of their landlord in Nkpor recently. Handing over the cash to Mr. Epe at Human Rights National […]
